different between pacemaker vs peacekeeper

English

Alternative forms

• (medicine): peacemaker (misconstruction, non-native speakers’ English)

Etymology

pace +? maker

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pe?s?me?k??/

Noun

pacemaker (plural pacemakers)

1. One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
2. (anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
3. (by extension, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.

Descendants

• ? Danish: pacemaker
• ? Swedish: pacemaker

Translations

Swedish

Etymology

From English pacemaker, used since 1891.

Noun

pacemaker c

1. (sports) a pacemaker, one who sets the pace
3. (medicine) a pacemaker, an implant that stimulates the heart to beat

Declension

Related terms

• pacemakerbärare

References

• pacemaker in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pacemaker in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

English

Etymology

peace +? keeper

Noun

peacekeeper (plural peacekeepers)

1. One that preserves the peace.
2. A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot.
3. (Canada, law enforcement) An officer of the peace (police officer) in a force run by a Canadian aboriginal community.

Translations

French

Etymology

From English peacekeeper

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pis.ki.pœ?/

Noun

peacekeeper m (plural peacekeepers)

1. (Canada, law enforcement) peacekeeper (peace officer from an aboriginal Canadian community)